Take it as good or bad, good for hockey or not, positive development or not, the fact it is news, if not the News of the day.
Second session ticket for Stand A, prized at Rs.50, has been purchased by an ardent visitor from Kerala for Rs.1300 today at Bhubneswar where the 35th edition of the Champions Trophy started without much fanfare.
“I came all the way from Kerala. I was desparate to witness the match from Stand A. There is big ground at the main entrance, great to see. But still I could spot a tout, who was willing to offer a’VIP ticket’ for Rs.1250.
“I had to. Till I came to main stand, and saw the ticket I found was not VIP category ticket but just Rs.50 one”, said Shane Sadanand, an IT expert working with a MNC in Kerala.
“The money hardly matters for me, but the fact is I got a ticket for better stand”.
“As a hockey fan I am proud people are so crazy and someone thought of selling the ticket at such a high prize, about 30 times higher”, he added.
For record, the ticket for second session in which Netherlands will take on Argentina, and then India will engage Germany are not available on officila online ticket seeling agency.